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Hello and welcome to my moth Blog. I now reside in a small village in East Cambridgeshire called Fordham. My Blog's aim is to promote and encourage others to participate in the wonderful hobby that is Moth-trapping.
Moth records are vital for building a picture of our ecosystem around us, as they really are the bottom of the food chain. They are an excellent early indicator of how healthy a habitat is. I openly encourage people to share their findings via social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter & Instagram.
So why do we do it? well for some people it is to get an insight into the world of Moths, for others it is to build a list of species much like 'Twitching' in the Bird world. The reason I do it....you just never know what you might find when you open up that trap! I hope to show what different species inhabit Cambridgeshire and neighbouring counties.
On this Blog you will find up-to-date records and pictures.
I run a trap regularly in my garden and also enjoy doing field trips to various localities over several different counties.
Please also check out the links in the sidebar to the right for other people's Blogs and informative Websites.
Thanks for looking and happy Mothing!

KEY

NFY = New Species For The Year
NFG = New Species For The Garden
NEW! = New Species For My Records

Any Species highlighted in RED signifies a totally new species for my records.

If you have any questions or enquiries then please feel free to email me
Contact Email : bensale@rocketmail.com

My Latest Notables and Rarities

Saturday 14 September 2024

A welcome garden addition

A new garden moth graced my trap on the 6th of September, the migrant silky white Palpita vitrealis.

Having seen my first for the UK only last year at nearby Chippenham Fen, it was fantastic to add it to the garden list, moth species no.860 for the garden.

Other moths of note were year firsts of Acleris sparsana & Phyllonorycter harrisella and only the 2nd Rush Veneer of the year, what a poor year for them here!

A tiny Stigmella was retained, which will probably turn out to be either samiatella or tiliae.

Other than that, it was the usual late summer early autumn species show.


Moth garden list for 2024 stands at 587 species
 
06/09/24 - Back Garden - Fordham - East Cambridgeshire - Actinic Trap

Micro Moths

Acleris sparsana 1 [NFY]
Palpita vitrealis 1 [NFG]
Phyllonorycter harrisella 1 [NFY]
Stigmella samiatella or tiliae 1 tbc

Stigmella samiatella or tiliae

Acleris sparsana

Nomophila noctuella

Palpita vitrealis

Phyllonorycter harrisella




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